Feb. 3, 2013

Transferred: Outgoing Sen. Adolph Palacios speaks during the last session held by the 31st Guam Legislature in Hagåtña on Jan. 4. Unspent operational funds of senators who were not re-elected in the last General Election transferred to several senators of the 32nd Guam Legislature. Masako Watanabe/Pacific Sunday News/mwatanabe@guampdn.com

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Jerick Sablan
Pacific Sunday News

Hundreds of thousands of dollars from the 31st Guam Legislature's budget -- unspent by those lawmakers -- has been carried over into the 32nd Legislature.

Senators who weren't re-elected transferred their unused spending to returning senators, and re-elected lawmakers added their unused spending to their new budgets.

Sen. Rory Respicio, D-Agana Heights, the majority leader for both Legislatures, said senators' terms end in January -- the middle of the government's fiscal year-- and it's normal for senators to carry over funds to finish out the fiscal year. ...